The Doo Family

The Doo Family Portrait_Inked

Here's the inked version of The Doo Family Portrait, and it came out pretty well although I do think that the Hulk was inked better than this one was. It's not like I changed my approach or anything, but the Hulk just looked better. I suppose it was because I inked both of them in the traditional comic book way, and Scooby and his family are cartoon characters and aren't meant to be inked that way. That's just a guess, however.

When I return to SCAD-Atlanta in September I'll scan this into the computer that way I can get started with the coloring process. For now, I just move on to another project.

The Next Project

I had some difficulty in figuring out what the next project was going to be since I had three ideas in mind before I get started on the next really big project. I decided to push the Riddler back in favor of a Captain Planet drawing. I had two ideas for a Captain Planet drawing, and I've decided to go with the second one, which will feature other super heroic captains from comics and cartoons. Aside from Captain Planet, the drawing will feature Captain America, Captain Marvel, Captain Atom, and another super hero captain who will remain anonymous for the time being, and it will be called The Captains of Heroism.

The Green Lantern Problem

The really big project that I was referring to above was the panoramic drawing of DC and Marvel super heroes, and I won't get started with that until near the end of the year, like the first panoramic drawing. Still, that doesn't mean that I shouldn't prepare myself for it, and namely I needed to know who were the heroes that were going to appear. I had a problem, however, with Green Lantern because there are five earthy incarnations of the character, and so which one should I choose? I quickly eliminated Alan Scott and Guy Gardner, but that still left Hal Jordan, Kyle Rayner, and John Stewart. So I decided to let my sequential art friends lend me a hand with the decision. Even though I was doing that I thought that Hal Jordan was going to be chosen...boy was I surprised. The thing was that I gave my friends another option with Jordan, where I could use him as Parallax in the villains panoramic drawing or use him as the Spectre in the super heroes. Adding that option tilted the scales away from Hal Jordan as the Green Lantern, and so far the consensus is for Kyle Rayner to be Green Lantern and Hal Jordan to be Parallax. I am going to wait a few more days before making it official because there are some friends who haven't responded yet, and so Hal Jordan could still over take Rayner.

Freelance Animator?

A few days ago I saw a job posting for an animator on College Central, and it's with a company called OpenSpan. I don't know much about the company, and there's really not much to know at this point. They're looking for an animator who can assist them in creating a project that will communicate what the company does. What interested me in the project other than animation was that it appears that they want a 2D animator, which is right up my alley. There's nowhere on the job post where they say they want a 2D animator specifically, but they did say that they were looking an animation style similar to a YouTube video that they had linked to the post. When I clicked on the link, I could easily tell that it was an animated video done in Adobe Flash, which is 2D animation. Of course, I won't be using Flash if they choose me, but it's good to know that they are looking for a 2D animator.

I just answered the post not that long ago, and so hopefully the next time I write I can say that I am a freelance animator. That has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?

Final Thoughts

Aw, fuddle duddles! I am sick again. I hate getting the cold, but at least I caught it before the start of the Fall Quarter because that would have been bad. Not only do I hope that I can call myself a freelance animator the next time I write, but also I hope that I am healthy.

Until next time, this is Billy Wright wishing you all a good night. So long, everybody!

"Scooby Dooby Doo"



The Doo Family Portrait_Penciled


The Doo Family Portrait came about while I was penciling the Hanna-Barbera Universe in It All Started with a Mouse. I had just finished drawing Scooby-Dum, and I wrote in my Facebook status that I had finished drawing the most forgotten Scooby-Doo character. My friend, Ellie, who is a bigger Scooby-Doo fan than I am, commented that I should include Scooby-Dee and perhaps even Horton Doo. I would have included Scooby-Dee if I had enough room for her, but as you can remember, for those of you who saw it, I barely had enough room for Quick Draw McGraw. That's how this drawing was born. Ellie had unknowingly-though I did tell her later-given me an idea to create a family portrait of Scooby Doo.

Originally I was thinking that I would include the Scooby Doo gang too (Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy), but when I started researching Scooby's family during the Spring Quarter I discovered that that would have been completely impossible. Scooby has a big family. Therefore, I decided to just focus on the Doo Family, and I think that was a great decision. I am extremely happy with how it is turning out. This is only the penciled version, but I will be beginning the inking in a matter of days.

The Prisoner of Azkaban

As I had told you in the previous blog entry, my mom and I are reading the Harry Potter series, and when we finish each book we watch the movie version. The most recent book that we both have finished was Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and we both loved that book so much that we were really looking forward to watching the movie. That quickly wore off once we saw the movie. The movie is considered by the critics as the best of the series, but to us, it was a major let down. It felt like the creators of the film were rushing through it because the sequences looked like they were just thrown together in hopes that it would make some sense. Well, it didn't. In fact, to understand the film at all, you have to have read the book. When it comes to adaptations that's a big no-no. If you're going to adapt a book or a comic book it needs to be able to stand on its own without hoping that your audience is familiar with the story.

As soon as I'm finished with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire-my mom has already finished it-we'll watch that movie. However, my expectations are very low right now when it comes to the Harry Potter films, the first two were good, but that's it so far.

Back to SAAS

I was hoping that I would be taking three classes-a full workload-in the Fall Quarter at SCAD-Atlanta, and I had applied for a scholarship in hopes of achieving that. I did get the scholarship, but...it's chicken feed compared to what the tuition at the school is, as it is only worth $200. Not much. It forced me to have to drop one class, and so for the second time I had to drop Character Design for Storyboarding Animation, which sucked. So I was only going to be taking classes on Mondays and Wednesday (Comic Book Scripting at 8 AM and Digital Coloring and Lettering at 8 PM), and as you can see the coloring class was going to interfere with my obligations to the SCAD-Atlanta Animation Society, but those are the breaks. I was considering taking a lower position on the board, where I wouldn't have to be there for every meeting necessarily such as treasurer. Still, I was going to keep an eye on the class to see if Prof. Nolan Woodard changes the time. Well...the time wasn't changed, but something else happened instead. To my utter amazement, the day was changed. Now I am taking classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays (Comic Book Scripting at 8 AM and Digital Coloring and Lettering at 8 PM), which meant that the Character Design class had been moved to Mondays and Wednesdays. I was stunned. I wasn't too thrilled about dropping a class, but something good came out of it. I will be returning to the SCAD-Atlanta Animation Society in the fall after all.

Final Thoughts

Tomorrow, Sunday, July 24th is my brother's girlfriend, Michelle Foster's birthday, and I would like to wish her a happy birthday. Happy Birthday, Michelle!!! I wish for you to have a fantastic and unforgettable day!!!

Until next time this is Billy Wright, wishing you all a good night! So long, everybody!